AASHE is pleased to announce the completed Guide to Developing a Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy. You may download the guide and view related policy examples on the companion web site www.sustainablefoodpolicy.org.
This document is a product of the Sustainable Food Policy Project, which was initiated in 2006 by the partners below to support efforts by […]

The Lexington AASHE staff took a day this week (October 17) to attend the University of Kentucky’s “Big Blue Goes Green” conference. As an AASHE staff member I know about all kinds of efforts and initiatives in sustainability on campuses all over North America, but I didn’t know a lot about many of the […]

I read a thought provoking article written by Stanley Ned Rosenbaum, PhD who is an adjunct professor of Hebrew at the University of Kentucky and a professor emeritus of Judaic Studies at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Penn. He commented on Elizabeth Edward’s observation that her family might have to do without tangerines because it […]

The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Building & Grounds blog recently posted an interesting story about sustainable dining initiatives at Colby College. The post focuses on the sustainability efforts made as part of a recent renovation of one of Colby’s dining halls, including the use of computer-controlled ventilation equipment that runs only when it’s needed, […]

As a supporter of local food economies and a proponent of getting local and organic foods into campus dining facilities I thought I would pass on a few pictures and experiences I am currently having in my own backyard (literally!)

It all started with the desire to have farm fresh eggs and a new project to […]